Patents by Inventor Kuang Tsai

Kuang Tsai has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11966994
    Abstract: The present invention provides a blockchain-based method and system for processing a traffic violation event. The method includes: obtaining traffic violation reporting information provided by a first vehicle node stored in a blockchain; obtaining an associated evidence data identifier in the traffic violation reporting information; obtaining, according to the evidence data identifier, evidence data provided by a second vehicle node stored in the blockchain; and determining, according to the traffic violation reporting information and the associated evidence data, whether the traffic violation reporting information is valid. In the present invention, each vehicle node in the blockchain automatically collects data of a traffic violation event, so that credible traffic violation determining is completed based on an intelligent contract, and credibility and tamper resistance of traffic violation determining is improved based on recording information of a plurality of associated blockchain nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignees: INVENTEC APPLIANCES (PUDONG) CORPORATION, INVENTEC APPLIANCES (SHANGHAI) CO. LTD., INVENTEC APPLIANCES CORP.
    Inventors: Yong-Ping Zheng, Shih-Kuang Tsai
  • Patent number: 11961762
    Abstract: A method includes forming a first conductive feature, depositing a passivation layer on a sidewall and a top surface of the first conductive feature, etching the passivation layer to reveal the first conductive feature, and recessing a first top surface of the passivation layer to form a step. The step comprises a second top surface of the passivation layer. The method further includes forming a planarization layer on the passivation layer, and forming a second conductive feature extending into the passivation layer to contact the first conductive feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ming-Da Cheng, Tzy-Kuang Lee, Song-Bor Lee, Wen-Hsiung Lu, Po-Hao Tsai, Wen-Che Chang
  • Publication number: 20240114281
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for selecting a response, an earphone base, a method of selecting a wireless earphone, a device and a medium. The method for selecting a response includes sending communication data to a user terminal, the communication data comprises a wireless earphone communication data and/or an earphone base communication data; detecting whether a selection command for the wireless earphone sent from the user terminal is received; and controlling the earphone base corresponding to the selection command to execute a predetermined response action. By adopting the present invention, the earphone base establishes a connection with the user terminal through its own communication function or a connected wireless earphone. The communication data of the earphone base and the wireless earphone are sent to the user terminal for the user to view. The earphone base is capable of responding when receiving the selection command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: JUN FANG, JING-SONG CHANG, SHIH-KUANG TSAI
  • Publication number: 20240084450
    Abstract: A shower head structure and a plasma processing apparatus are provided. The shower head structure includes a plate body with a first zone and a second zone on a first surface. A plurality of first through holes are in the first zone, each of the first through holes having a diameter uniform with others of the first through holes. A plurality of second through holes are in the second zone. The first zone is in connection with the second zone, and the diameter of each of the first through holes is greater than a diameter of each of the second through holes. A plasma processing apparatus includes the shower head structure is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: HUAN-CHIEH CHEN, JHIH-REN LIN, TAI-PIN LIU, SHYUE-SHIN TSAI, KEITH KUANG-KUO KOAI
  • Patent number: 11929431
    Abstract: A high electron mobility transistor includes a first III-V compound layer. A second III-V compound layer is disposed on the first III-V compound layer. The composition of the first III-V compound layer and the second III-V compound layer are different from each other. A shallow recess, a first deep recess and a second deep recess are disposed in the second III-V compound layer. The first deep recess and the second deep recess are respectively disposed at two sides of the shallow recess. The source electrode fills in the first deep recess and contacts the top surface of the first III-V compound layer. A drain electrode fills in the second deep recess and contacts the top surface of the first III-V compound layer. The shape of the source electrode and the shape of the drain electrode are different from each other. A gate electrode is disposed on the shallow recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Po-Kuang Hsieh, Shih-Hung Tsai
  • Publication number: 20240072097
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes the steps of providing a first wafer and a second wafer as the first wafer includes a device wafer and the second wafer includes a blanket wafer, bonding the first wafer and the second wafer, performing a thermal treatment process to separate the second wafer into a first portion and a second portion, and then planarizing the first portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Po-Kuang Hsieh, Shih-Hung Tsai
  • Patent number: 11906897
    Abstract: A reflective mask includes a reflective multilayer over a substrate, a capping layer over the reflective multilayer, an absorber layer over the capping layer and including a top surface, and a protection layer directly on the top surface of the absorber layer. The absorber layer is formed of a first material and the protection layer is formed of a second material that is less easily to be oxidized than the first material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Pei-Cheng Hsu, Yih-Chen Su, Chi-Kuang Tsai, Ta-Cheng Lien, Tzu Yi Wang, Jong-Yuh Chang, Hsin-Chang Lee
  • Publication number: 20240029024
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic calendar system method, and computer program product thereof. The system includes a cloud platform, at least one user terminal, at least one creative terminal, and a display terminal. The cloud platform is connected to the user terminal and the creative terminal, and the user terminal is connected to the display terminal. The creative terminal provides the digital creative content to transmit to the cloud platform. The user terminal obtains at least one digital calendar template and digital creative content front the cloud platform. The user terminal combines the digital calendar template, the digital creative content, and the digital calendar schedule to generate a graphical digital calendar, and transmits the graphical digital calendar to the display terminal by the user the terminal. The display terminal outputs the graphical digital calendar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: LING LING WU, LI FANG FAN, YA XIN FAN, HSING YEN LAI, I YING LIN, JUNG KUANG TSAI, LI YI
  • Patent number: 11828587
    Abstract: A 3D sensing device configured to sense a to-be-detected object is provided. The 3D sensing device includes a lighting module and a sensing module. The lighting module includes a lighting element, an optical element group, and a drive circuit. The drive circuit is coupled to the lighting element and configured to light the first lighting region, or the second lighting region, or both the first lighting region and the second lighting region. The drive circuit can determine an optical power of the second lighting region. The lighting module selectively emits a diffused light, or a structured light, or both the diffused light and the structured light. The sensing module is adjacent to the lighting module and configured to sense the diffused light, or the structured light, or both the diffused light and the structured light reflected by the to-be-detected object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU LUXVISIONS INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jui-Kuang Tsai, Shih-Chieh Yen
  • Patent number: 11450333
    Abstract: A sound insulation method and a device based on LiFi optical communication, electronic device, and a storage medium are provided. The sound insulation method based on LiFi optical communication includes: zoning a public area and a private area by a light through LiFi optical communication; collecting one or multiple sound sources; extracting a private voice data of one or multiple sound sources from the sound sources; obtaining a sound source location of a private voice data according to the identified voice data; filtering a private voice data whose sound source location is located in the private area from the sound sources; and performing voice communication according to the filtered sound sources. The invention realizes intelligent sound insulation in audio calls and/or video calls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: INVENTEC APPLIANCES CORP.
    Inventors: Yong-Ping Zheng, Shih-Kuang Tsai
  • Publication number: 20220146202
    Abstract: A combustion method in which heated flue gas heats a regenerator through which a mixture of fuel and flue gas is then passed to undergo endothermic reactions that produce syngas which is fed into a furnace together with a motive gas stream, wherein fuel is combusted with the motive gas stream to provide heat in alternate cycles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Arthur W. Francis, Hisashi Kobayashi, Robert L. Bell, Kuang-Tsai Wu
  • Patent number: 11216691
    Abstract: An input method for an electronic device comprises steps of retrieving operation data according to a touch point made by a user on an input interface; generating a pending input pattern in response to the operation data of the touch point; retrieving a matched character corresponding to the pending input pattern, in response to a defined mapping relation of a plurality of input patterns and a plurality of characters; outputting the matched character.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignees: INVENTEC APPLIANCES (PUDONG) CORPORATION, INVENTEC APPLIANCES (SHANGHAI) CO. LTD., INVENTEC APPLIANCES CORP.
    Inventors: Yongping Zheng, Shih-Kuang Tsai, Jing-Song Chang
  • Publication number: 20210310800
    Abstract: A 3D sensing device configured to sense a to-be-detected object is provided. The 3D sensing device includes a lighting module and a sensing module. The lighting module includes a lighting element, an optical element group, and a drive circuit. The drive circuit is coupled to the lighting element and configured to light the first lighting region, or the second lighting region, or both the first lighting region and the second lighting region. The drive circuit can determine an optical power of the second lighting region. The lighting module selectively emits a diffused light, or a structured light, or both the diffused light and the structured light. The sensing module is adjacent to the lighting module and configured to sense the diffused light, or the structured light, or both the diffused light and the structured light reflected by the to-be-detected object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: GUANGZHOU LUXVISIONS INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jui-Kuang Tsai, Shih-Chieh Yen
  • Publication number: 20210311383
    Abstract: A reflective mask includes a reflective multilayer over a substrate, a capping layer over the reflective multilayer, an absorber layer over the capping layer and including a top surface, and a protection layer directly on the top surface of the absorber layer. The absorber layer is formed of a first material and the protection layer is formed of a second material that is less easily to be oxidized than the first material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Pei-Cheng Hsu, Yih-Chen Su, Chi-Kuang Tsai, Ta-Cheng Lien, Tzu Yi Wang, Jong-Yuh Chang, Hsin-Chang Lee
  • Patent number: 11048158
    Abstract: A method comprises receiving a workpiece that includes a substrate having a low temperature expansion material, a reflective multilayer over the substrate, a capping layer over the reflective multilayer, and an absorber layer over the capping layer. The method further comprises patterning the absorber layer to provide first trenches corresponding to circuit patterns on a wafer, and patterning the absorber layer, the capping layer, and the reflective multilayer to provide second trenches corresponding to a die boundary area on the wafer, thereby providing an extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUVL) mask. The method further comprises treating the EUVL mask with a treatment chemical that prevents exposed surfaces of the absorber layer from oxidation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Pei-Cheng Hsu, Yih-Chen Su, Chi-Kuang Tsai, Ta-Cheng Lien, Tzu Yi Wang, Jong-Yuh Chang, Hsin-Chang Lee
  • Publication number: 20210042869
    Abstract: The present invention provides a blockchain-based method and system for processing a traffic violation event. The method includes: obtaining traffic violation reporting information provided by a first vehicle node stored in a blockchain; obtaining an associated evidence data identifier in the traffic violation reporting information; obtaining, according to the evidence data identifier, evidence data provided by a second vehicle node stored in the blockchain; and determining, according to the traffic violation reporting information and the associated evidence data, whether the traffic violation reporting information is valid. In the present invention, each vehicle node in the blockchain automatically collects data of a traffic violation event, so that credible traffic violation determining is completed based on an intelligent contract, and credibility and tamper resistance of traffic violation determining is improved based on recording information of a plurality of associated blockchain nodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Yong-Ping ZHENG, Shih-Kuang TSAI
  • Publication number: 20210014674
    Abstract: A system includes a communication display device with a communication display device identifier, and a mobile computing device with a mobile computing device identifier. The mobile computing device includes a first transceiver. The communication display device includes an ARC module which including a display matrix and a second receiver. At least one portion of the display matrix is configured to wirelessly transmit an invisible string and to form a user-visible indication which the invisible string is relevant to. When the user-visible indication is selected, a channel is formed to connect the portion of the display matrix forming the user-visible indication, the first transceiver and the second receiver. The invisible string is coupled wirelessly to the first transceiver and the second receiver from the portion of the display matrix forming the user-visible indication, and the mobile computing device executes a task according to the invisible string.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventor: Hsiung-Kuang TSAI
  • Publication number: 20210005214
    Abstract: A sound insulation method and a device based on LiFi optical communication, electronic device, and a storage medium are provided. The sound insulation method based on LiFi optical communication includes: zoning a public area and a private area by a light through LiFi optical communication; collecting one or multiple sound sources; extracting a private voice data of one or multiple sound sources from the sound sources; obtaining a sound source location of a private voice data according to the identified voice data; filtering a private voice data whose sound source location is located in the private area from the sound sources; and performing voice communication according to the filtered sound sources. The invention realizes intelligent sound insulation in audio calls and/or video calls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Yong-Ping ZHENG, Shih-Kuang TSAI
  • Patent number: 10887756
    Abstract: A method of group establishment for multi-login authentication user implemented by a switching device, the method comprises steps of receiving, by the switching device, group configuration information, carried by a first network signal, of at least one communication device including an eSIM card, wherein the group configuration information includes eSIM card information; and establishing, by the switching device, a communication group list which allows the communication devices on the list to interacts each other via the switching device for data sharing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignees: Inventec Appliances (Pudong) Corporation, Inventec Appliances (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Ping Zheng, Shih-Kuang Tsai
  • Patent number: 10877574
    Abstract: A computer mouse includes at least one first fingerprint recognition device disposed on an outside surface of the computer mouse, and configured to recognize fingerprint data; and an output converting unit connected to the first fingerprint recognition device, wherein a mapping relation of a plurality of fingerprint data and a plurality of output characters is pre-stored in the output converting unit, and one of the output characters is outputted, by the output converting unit, in response to the received fingerprint data coming from the first fingerprint recognition device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignees: INVENTEC APPLIANCES (PUDONG) CORPORATION, INVENTEC APPLIANCES (SHANGHAI) CO. LTD., INVENTEC APPLIANCES CORP.
    Inventors: Yongping Zheng, Shih-Kuang Tsai, Jing-song Chang